National Retrofit (Multiple Positions) Programme Executives

National Retrofit Directorate The National Retrofit Directorate is delivering energy efficiency and retrofit programmes in the residential and community sectors, aimed at delivering on Ireland’s target of upgrading 500,000 homes to a BER B2 by 2030. Key programmes in this area include the National Home Energy Upgrade Scheme (One Stop Shop), individual grants and fully funded upgrades. Community supports including Sustainable Energy Communities, Community Energy Grant, and Community Renewable Energy support also form part of our offering in this Directorate. The Directorate is also responsible for developing and implementing the technical and quality standards required to deliver our programmes at the highest level.Programme Executive Roles are available in the following programmes within the National Retrofit Directorate:  Community Energy Grants Scheme (2 positions)The Communities Energy Grants scheme supports cross community and cross sectoral energy upgrades, in both domestic and non-domestic. Domestic retrofit projects are supported alongside not for profit and business energy projects and the engineering solutions are wide and varied. The positions advertised will be to support in the evaluation and delivery of projects awarded funding and will have both governance and technical aspects. One Stop Shop and National Retrofit (2 positions)The National Home Energy Upgrade scheme (One Stop Shop) supports a fully project-managed solution for homeowners upgrading their home to at least a BER B2. Programme executive is required to support the continued growth of the scheme, supporting new One Stop Shop registration, management and OSS delivery. Our programmes are continuously developing and implementing new technical and high performance retrofit solutions, a programme executive will work on developing and deploying and supporting this programme to achieve national retrofit objectives. Retrofit Business Development (1 Position) This programme executive role will work on developing the value chain within the home retrofit market, working with and reporting to the programme manager for the area. Home retrofit is a relatively new market and requires support in encouraging participation by and developing organisations to participate in this market. The focus will be on developing resources both in terms of people and products in the market. Quality Management (2 positions)The Technical Standards and Quality team ensure that the SEAI has the technical knowledge and expertise needed to meet the Authority’s energy upgrade targets as outlined in the Climate Action Plan and other Government policies. Two positions are available to support the team in developing and implementing a quality assurance scheme for the National Retrofit Directorate. One role will support the Quality Programme Manager to introduce an ISO 9001 quality management system for the National Retrofit Directorate that will apply to the delivery of all the Directorate’s grant programmes.The second role will support the Technical Standards Manager in the revision of SEAI’s Domestic Technical Standards and Specifications and see their application to all measures supported by the Directorate’s schemes.Key Responsibilities of the role of Programme Executive  The responsibilities of the Programme Executive outlined in this job description are indicative of the currently envisaged scope and may be added to or altered as required, in line with the requirement of SEAI across Business Units/Department. They will include, but not limited to, the following:  The Programme Executive will support the delivery of the key objectives of their programme. This will typically involve supporting the delivery of programme related activity including service delivery and grant management, application and payment processing, client and supplier engagement, and ongoing programme evaluation and enhancement.Providing project management, technical and operational support to the programme manager.Development and management of SEAI and third-party resources as required by the programme.Undertaking detailed analysis on all aspects of programme support and outcomes. Preparation of reports relating to Programme uptake, performance and trend analysis.Initiating and maintaining relationships with stakeholder organisations.Providing guidance and support to SEAI clientsRepresenting SEAI at meetings and events (including presentations and speaking engagements).Supporting the communication and marketing of the programme.Inputting to the ongoing development of the programme strategy and work programme.Supporting programme efficiency and effectiveness through contributing to the development and continual improvement of new and existing processes, as well as ensuring transparency and simplicity for both technical and non-technical audiences.Participating in strategic policy development supporting both national policy (including the Climate Action Plan) and SEAI priorities, within the team and other programme areas as required.Providing clear concise best practice, guidance and case study materials to be utilised across government and state agencies in the promotion of viable emission reduction pathways in domestic and non-domestic sectors.Keep informed of and disseminate relevant policy in the programme area at EU and national levels.Programme executives assigned to Regulatory programmes will support the effective delivery of annual objectives and targets. These may include areas of a technical evaluation, stakeholder engagement, campaign management, data & analysis, promotion.Any other duties that may be assigned by the Programme Manager or Head of Department. To ensure that activity peaks within the Department are addressed in a proactive manner, it is expected that the candidate appointed to this role will need to be flexible in terms of working hours during these periods.Essential Requirements The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate;Degree level (or greater) or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant technical discipline such as engineering or science, or in business, arts or social sciencesA good understanding of the energy sector, or energy efficiency, or renewable energy, or sustainability, or industry, or environmental, or building construction and retrofit.A minimum of three years’ work experience in a related discipline. Post graduate studies may be included.Strong Project Management and Organisation Skills.Excellent team-player skills, with experience of managing projects involving a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.Ability to work proactively on own initiative, overcoming issues to achieve objectivesAbility to communicate complex concepts to non-technical audiences. Desirable Requirements Experience in working in building energy retrofit activities.Experience in working in industry energy efficiency, or business sustainability.Experience of working in energy-related policy environment across the public sector, academia or industry.Experience in delivering high volume grant programmes, or other high volume client facing services.Experience in managing regulatory compliance programmes.Experience with energy / environmental / quality management systemsExperience with energy efficient design management and / or measurement and verification protocols There may be a requirement for the successful candidate to further develop specialist knowledge and expertise relevant to the role. Training will be encouraged (formal and informal) and supported where required.Please note that in submitting an application for this role, you are being considered for all above roles in the National Retrofit Directorate. In order to be considered for roles within the Business, Public Sector & Transport Directorate, please apply here